Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

(Time goes back about half an hour)

Menma and Hashirama brought more than twenty people into the gate of Mondstadt, and even called three Knights of Favonius on the way to help lead the way and escort them, which caused quite a bit of commotion.

This kind of thing naturally could not be hidden from Kaia, the dignified cavalry captain who was patrolling everywhere all day long, so after noticing the movement at the city gate, he immediately hid in the crowd nearby, carefully observing this large group of people, especially the leaders Menma and Hashirama.

[So many people were suddenly brought into the city, and it seemed that they were allowed in directly without even registering at the city gate. What was the reason for this? ]

Originally, he only needed to ask Lawrence and Swan to find out, and Kaia was indeed planning to do so after they left. But just as he was about to leave, he found that someone had left their team and left alone in another direction.

[That person…]

If someone leaves the team and leaves alone, then that person is definitely the most suspicious. At this time, Kaia had vaguely heard the group of people talking about the headquarters of the Knights, and judging from the route they took, it seemed that they were indeed heading that way, so Kaia decided to temporarily give up observing them and instead track down the suspicious person who had left the team.

After all, there was Captain Qin guarding the headquarters, and there were also a large number of Favonius Knights, so it was estimated that nothing would happen. Even if something did happen, Captain Qin would definitely be able to handle everything, and he would just have to ask Captain Qin what happened.

There was no rush for him to go to Lawrence and Swann. They were always there and it was impossible for them to run away suddenly. He could go to them and ask them anytime.

After making up his mind, Kaiya stared at the direction the man left, and chased after him while keeping his body hidden.

Kaia was very sure that he had never seen that person in Mondstadt recently. Although he did not see the person's appearance, he saw that he was wearing a half-face mask, and generally speaking, most people who meet this condition are Fatui. Moreover, the person was obviously carrying a weapon, so he could not take it lightly.

As for that person's hair and the clothes he wore, they gave me a particularly familiar feeling...

[It may be an illusion. ]

It was strange to think that a suspicious person who had just arrived in Mondstadt today and followed those two people would make him feel familiar. Therefore, Kaia did not let himself continue to think about it, and just thought it was his own illusion.

Little did he know that this kind of thinking made him directly rule out the only correct answer.

Quietly summoning his Zephyr Sword from the space of the Eye of God, Kaeya continued to move forward along the shadows. The opponent's speed was not fast, as if he was just looking at the street scenes along the way. Although this also made Kaeya feel strange, at least it made it easier for him to keep up with the opponent without spending too much effort.

The opponent's anti-detection awareness did not seem to be very strong, so Kaiya chased him all the way without being discovered. But when Kaiya found that everything the opponent did on the way seemed to be an ordinary tour, he felt a little restless.

He suspected that the other party was trying to deceive him, but he had no evidence. It was too late to go back to the Knights' headquarters to follow Menma and the others, so Kaia finally decided to show up and ask the man what his purpose was.

So when the man entered a dark alley with no one around, Kaiya came out from the shadows behind him and said, "We have been walking around for so long, I wonder if you have found a street scene you like?"

Hearing the voice behind him, the man was a little stunned. It was not because he was suddenly being watched, after all, it was normal to have secret sentries in Mondstadt, but mainly because... this voice sounded very familiar to him.

It seemed... it was the voice of the person I came to Mondstadt to find this time.

So, that person turned around, and his eyes met Kaia's.

This person was none other than Cripps, who had said hello to Menma and Hashirama before leaving the team. Along the way, he was actually visiting the streets of Mondstadt and looking for Kaeya. He didn't expect that the Kaeya he was thinking about had actually been chasing him all the way.

【what happened……】

When he saw Klips again, the familiar feeling in Kaia's heart emerged again. If the first time was just an accidental illusion, then the second time was still the same feeling, which might not be so simple to explain.

At this moment, Cripps suddenly laughed: "To be honest, I haven't found the scenery I want just now. But now... I finally found it."

Klips' words were actually full of tenderness and comfort. After all, after searching for so long, he finally saw Kaia, whom he had been thinking about for a long time. As an old father, one can imagine how Klips felt. Unfortunately, Kaia, who was extremely alert, did not hear the warmth in the words, but instead thought in the opposite direction:

[Could it be that... he is targeting me? Judging from his appearance, he is most likely one of the Fatui. Damn... I don't know why, but I didn't expect the Fatui to target me. I don't know if there are any of his accomplices around, so I'd better end this as quickly as possible.]

Since Kaia happened to catch a glimpse of the fire-attributed evil eye that Cripps had hanging in front of him without much concealment, combined with his half-face mask, he immediately identified Cripps as a member of the Fatui.

If Menma saw this scene and knew the whole story, he would definitely shout "I know this" at this moment.

Because of this idea, Kaeya thought that Klips's wandering along the way was a trap to lure him here, and it was also a trick of the Fatui to attack him. Therefore, he wanted to strike first and rushed over with the Zephyr Sword.

"I was careless along the way... But it doesn't matter. It seems that I should be serious now."

Although he didn't know why Kaeya suddenly attacked him, Krips, who also wanted to test Kaeya's current strength, was not too surprised. Instead, he reacted quickly and took out the Iron Shadow Broadsword from behind him and held it in front of him, blocking Kaeya's attack in one fell swoop.

"You're quite capable." Seeing that his attack was blocked, Kaia didn't care. After all, the purpose of this sword was just to test him. Afterwards, Kaia did not choose to retreat, but took advantage of Krips's lack of time to counterattack and suddenly attacked again, slashing out two swords in a row at an extremely fast speed.

In addition to being extremely entertaining to watch, Kaeya's ceremonial swordsmanship is also very powerful in actual combat. His gorgeous sword skills always dazzle people and make them at a loss as to how to resist.

Krips was surprised by this move. He was looking for an opportunity to attack but was instantly suppressed. He had to continue blocking with the sword raised, trying to respond to changes with the same strategy.

[It seems that Kaeya’s current strength is also quite good. At least I don’t have to worry about him…]

It was not a good idea to just passively take the beating, so Krips found the right moment and used his greatsword to deflect Kaeya's attack, then he slashed at him with a powerful sword.

Kaeya's weapon was at a disadvantage due to its weight, so he did not choose to take it head-on. Instead, he dodged the sword sideways and took the opportunity to stab Krips' arm with his sword.

In Kaeya's opinion, this sword could at least temporarily cripple one of the opponent's arms so that he could no longer use the sword normally, so that he could escape or capture the opponent smoothly.

But what he had never expected was that, although his sword had indeed pierced into Klips' arm, the sensation he felt was not like piercing an ordinary human body. Moreover, no blood flowed out of the wound, but instead, when he pulled out the sword, something that looked like dust and paper scraps came out.

It seemed that the opponent was not affected by his sword. In fact, the wound he had stabbed was healing at a relatively fast speed!

"Who... are you?" Seeing this, even Kaiya, who was an old and shrewd man, couldn't help but change his face and questioned. This person's ability... is too weird!

"Not bad, you have some strength..." Perhaps he wanted to play with his adopted son, so Klips did not explain anything. Instead, he activated the power of the evil eye, and a layer of flames quickly appeared on the sword. "Then, the cavalry captain of the Knights of Favonius...

Next, it’s round two.”